Chapter 177: Chapter 177

Chapter 177: Shocking Excellence-grade Intelligence

At this very moment, everyone was already deeply shaken.

A Wild BOSS Giant with intelligence, and even possessing the ability of “containment.”

“Did you see that Level 3 Mobile City inside the glass case on its back? That must be what it has contained!” Fang Yong exclaimed.

“If I’m not mistaken, this Level 3 Wild BOSS can even pull out buildings and volcanoes from the glass case to throw at us,” Zhou Xing's face turned pale. “My god, that level of combat power.”

“We can’t fight it, absolutely can’t fight it,” Yang Zheng repeatedly shook his head.

Li Ye took a deep breath to ease his shock.

These Wild BOSSes truly became more and more absurd the higher their level.

Containment ability, possessing intelligence.

If the Collector Giant only had one of these traits, he might have tried. But now, he had to give up.

Gazing up at the gunship above, the Collector Giant slowly extended his hand.

Then as if realizing something, he gently shook his head and retracted it.

“His containment ability has a range limit,” Zhou Xing realized. “If we carry out long-range bombing, maybe we can take him down.”

After some careful thought, Li Ye shook his head again.

This was the Agricultural State, with countless Giants roaming the wild, possibly mixed in with intelligent Giants and Commander Giants.

The Tomorrow Alliance had no chance of advancing from the Tourism State into the Agricultural State.

In the end, he chose to give up.

Upon returning to the Tomorrow, Li Ye went back to his room and opened the System Panel.

During these few days, the system cooldown had reset, and a new round of intelligence had refreshed.

【1. After careful consideration, the Vanguard Alliance has decided to join the Human Front in the Western Wasteland Continent and accept the command of Archbishop Heath of the Southern Front. Like all Level 1 Mobile Cities, the Vanguard Alliance’s city will be equipped with Level 2 full-configuration weaponry from the Apocalypse Sect. (Intelligence Value: Ordinary)】

【2. Southern Continent has only one Level 4 zone. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)】

【3. 121 kilometers southeast of the ruins where the Seventh Division is located, a Level 3 Lava Ore Vein has refreshed. (Intelligence Value: Rare)】

【4. The Southern Continent is a disadvantaged continent for human forces, with most regions under the control of Monstrous Civilizations. (Intelligence Value: Rare)】

【5. In three days, all Giants in the Old Civilization District will possess intelligence. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)】

【6. Refreshing... (Intelligence Value: Epic)】

Li Ye’s gaze instantly locked onto the piece of intelligence labeled Excellent.

“All Giants will possess intelligence? What the hell is this?”

Thinking it through, he immediately realized something ominous.

This time, something big was really coming.

Thirty-five states, a million-level number of Giants.

Add to that the special types like Singer Giants, Knight Giants, Commander Giants, and Wild BOSS Giants.

If all the Giants united for an assault, they could flatten the entire Southern Continent.

His attention was then drawn to the first piece of intelligence.

“Level 1 Mobile City, equipped with Level 2 full configuration—isn’t that the combat power of a Level 2 Mobile City?”

As he said this, a sudden realization struck him.

If the Tomorrow Alliance could obtain a Level 1 Mobile City and outfit it with various Level 3 City Accessories and Level 3 Cannons and Heavy Machine Guns, wouldn’t that amount to Level 3 City combat power?

On the battlefield, it would also become extremely agile.

The only flaw was that Level 1 Cities had limited capacity and couldn’t carry Level 3 Land, Sea, and Air Combat Forces.

After assigning a Black Hawk Helicopter to the southeast for mining, Li Ye gathered his three companions and Xie Jie to announce the news about the Giants gaining intelligence.

“No way? Are you kidding?” Xie Jie exclaimed.

The other three—Yang Zheng and the rest—were already used to this.

“Believe in our Alliance Leader. His intelligence has never been wrong. It’s thanks to him that we’ve escaped danger many times,” Zhou Xing sincerely urged.

“Whether it’s true or not, you’ll find out in three days,” Li Ye said, gripping his shoulder. “Before then, your headquarters and divisions must hide well. Don’t let the Giants find you!”

Seeing the seriousness in Li Ye’s expression, Xie Jie hesitated, then nodded.

“Understood. I’ll inform headquarters and all divisions to prepare accordingly.”

With matters settled, Li Ye began planning the next actions for the Tomorrow Alliance.

Returning to the Western Wasteland Continent was out of the question; the continent-level war zone there had a level cap of Level 2.

The safest choice was to resume waterborne travel mode and explore the coastal areas along the near-shoreline, choosing a suitable location to land and develop.

Before that, the Tomorrow Alliance needed to mine and collect as much metal as possible from the city ruins and smelt it into steel.

In fact, Lin Wu had already begun the operation.

Six Black Hawk Helicopters had been dispatched in sequence, scavenging abandoned vehicles from the city and bringing them back.

The residents organized by the City Committee had split into multiple small teams to collect household appliances, cookware, and various metal items. Convoy One, Convoy Two, and the Storm Infantry Vehicle were responsible for protection.

The four Mobile Cities were tasked with demolishing buildings along the route to extract steel bars and beams.

During these days, a batch of workers had already graduated early from the City Simulation Training Pod.

To smelt iron early and replenish combat resources and manufacture armaments, they needed to get to work sooner.

To be cautious, Li Ye personally inspected their operations.

“Efficiency can be slow, but safety is paramount! No accidents!” he repeatedly emphasized.

Overall, their first work performance was acceptable and met his expectations.

“So can the City Steel Mill begin operation early?” Lin Wu asked.

“Better to train for a few more days,” Li Ye replied. “Keep it stable.”

In the first week of the City Steel Mill’s operation, he planned to be present every day to oversee it. Chapters fırst released on novel•fire.net

Regarding the Tomorrow Alliance’s metal-extraction activities in the city, Xie Jie cautiously raised a request.

He hoped that Li Ye and his group could leave some building structures intact.

The reason was simple—the Seventh Division of Embers ultimately lived within the ruins of cities.

Buildings could provide them with natural cover and even serve as fortifications, especially when dealing with terrifying monsters like the Giants.

Through the use of jetpacks and Level 3 Firearms, members of the Seventh Division were able to engage the Giants in battle.

If the entire city were stripped bare by the Tomorrow Alliance, then the survival difficulty for the Seventh Division would increase dramatically.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Ye nodded in agreement.

“Alright, we’ll leave some buildings for you.”

In the following period, the Tomorrow Alliance launched a grand-scale operation.

Large numbers of residents, like migrating ants, piled together various metals collected from buildings and transported them back using vehicles.

Six Black Hawk Helicopters successively transported abandoned vehicles back onto the deck.

The Mobile Cities activated their mechanical arms to demolish nearby buildings, then crushed the concrete to retrieve the reinforcing steel inside.

Among them, the Iron Whale was the most efficient—this Defensive-type City revved up to full power, smashing through one building after another.

Looking at the bustling scene before him, Li Ye couldn’t help but feel uplifted.

These three days were already enough for him to harvest a large quantity of metal.

At the same time, he rubbed his chin subconsciously.

“Speaking of which, the Western Wasteland Continent should be entering combat now, right?”

Western Wasteland Continent, Eternal Night Zone, Human side stronghold.

Apocalypse Sect Mobile City “Holy Sword K32.”

On the deck, George gripped his Firearm tightly, sweat beads continuously forming on his forehead.

Not long ago, the final seven-day countdown had ended.

The Western Wasteland Continent officially entered a state of war.

“The enemy will definitely launch an attack on our stronghold.”

Southern Front Supreme Commander Bishop Heath spoke decisively to everyone.

“Their first wave will be the strongest. Prepare to fight to the death!”

Thinking of this, George couldn’t help but look at the fortifications ahead.

City Bunkers, City Landmines, Steel Thorn Belts, Rotating Sawblade Steel Piles, Heavenbreaker Fuel-Air Bombs, Level 2 Defensive Fortresses, Trenches.

A total of five composite defense lines!

If a Mobile City tried to break through, it would explode and burn within minutes, reduced to a pile of scrap metal.

Countless Land Combat Convoys and Mobile Cities moved about on the ground.

In the sky, several Airborne Mobile Cities were stationed, along with numerous Helicopters, Airships, and Jet Planes.

“With this kind of setup, would the enemy really dare attack?”

Although he didn’t understand tactics, he knew one thing.

On the battlefield, the defending side relying on fortifications held the advantage over the attackers.

As his mood relaxed and his brows slowly eased, someone nearby couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

“Don’t be too optimistic, kid.”

George turned his head and saw it was the same Middle-aged Deacon from before.

“This time, three Monster World-class Organizations are participating in the war,” the man said slowly. “Even if their armament is limited to Level 2, they still possess extremely strong combat power!”

Looking solemn, he casually lit a cigarette.

This time George didn’t stop him, instead lighting one himself.

The two puffed leisurely, ignoring several passing Disciplinary Deacons.

The latter simply reminded them that if they survived, they should voluntarily report for confinement.

“If I can actually survive, a year of confinement wouldn’t bother me,” the Middle-aged Deacon said softly. “By the way, you don’t seem nervous anymore?”

“I’ve come to terms with it, sir.” George slowly exhaled a smoke ring. “Instead of worrying about survival, better to go all out in battle.”

Just then, a disturbance suddenly came from afar.

With a series of howls, countless flares shot into the sky, illuminating the entire area.

On the horizon, a surging Black Tide came crashing in.

Looking closely, it was a horde of Monster Mobile Cities, Convoys, and Flying Vehicles.

Leading them was a flagship city—a fully crimson, rugged, and battle-style Level 2 Mobile City.

On the deck stood a two to three-meter-tall Orc Commander clad in Steam Battle Armor.

He raised his Battle Axe toward the fortifications and let out a hoarse roar.

Among the ranks were dozens of Mobile Cities identical to his flagship.

An extremely war-hungry Monster World-class Organization.

They upheld the war doctrine of “Blood and Iron,” purifying the weak through war and selecting the strong.

The human side quickly responded.

All Mobile City gun muzzles were elevated to aim, while countless Convoys and Flying Vehicles scattered in preparation for a charge.

Within the trenches and fortresses of the stronghold, Combat Personnel were steadily getting into position.

The enemy’s Monster Mobile Cities numbered in the hundreds, divided into multiple dispersed waves for easier breaching.

The human side adopted the same strategy.

This was mainly to avoid suffering heavy losses from saturation bombing.

On the flagship city “Saint” at the rear of the stronghold, Bishop Heath picked up his Observation Scope.

Upon seeing several Mobile Cities among the enemy ranks, his brow instantly furrowed.

Those Mobile Cities were all Flesh Technology Cities, identical to those of the Zombies.

“Impossible! The Zombie Civilization has already been exterminated!” The deputy, who also saw this scene, exclaimed in astonishment. “And the Monster World-class Organizations wouldn’t accept them!”

Heath gently shook his head.

That was not a Mobile City of the Zombie Civilization.

It belonged to the Monster World-class Organization known as the United Sect.

Years ago, the United Sect had acquired a part of the Wasteland God, the Lord of Bones, and through analysis and research, they mastered Flesh Technology.

This World-class Organization was extremely chaotic, as well as extremely mad and cruel.

“This time, things might get really troublesome,” he thought silently.

Just as Heath had anticipated, the Mobile Cities of the United Sect opened fire.

The Level 2 Cannons they used were also based on Flesh Technology, and the shells were even more peculiar.

Upon impact and detonation, the shells transformed into masses of flesh that spread out, sweeping across the forward stronghold.

The flesh, like a plague, quickly corroded the stronghold, spreading like a terrifying tide of blood.

City Landmines, Steel Thorn Belts, Rotating Sawblade Steel Piles—various defensive installations on the stronghold failed in succession.

The entire stronghold turned into a mass of writhing flesh, as if it had come alive.

At the very moment the United Sect’s Mobile Cities opened fire, the Fire-support Mobile Cities stationed behind the stronghold returned fire.

This time, Heath had deployed forty Fire-support Mobile Cities.

They would fire in alternating waves to bombard the enemy forces.

The rear of the Monster army was also deployed with Fire-support Mobile Cities, in numbers far exceeding that of the human side.

The battlefield was immediately plowed by wave after wave of intense artillery fire.

“Reporting, sir! Our first and second composite defense lines have failed!” came the panicked voice of a frontline Lord of the Apocalypse Sect over the Walkie-talkie.

“Don’t panic, hold your ground!” Heath commanded sternly.

Under his watch, the Monster Mobile Cities launched countless Smoke Shells, engulfing the entire battlefield.

But Heath had already prepared for this contingency.

With a wave of his hand, multiple Engineer-type Mobile Cities advanced to the front lines.

Their decks were equipped with numerous giant Fog-dispersing Devices.

Once activated, the billowing smoke across the battlefield slowly began to dissipate.

Human Mobile Cities began unleashing firepower wildly into the dispersing smoke.

Countless bullets and shells rained down like a torrential storm.

Minutes later, a large number of Monster Mobile Cities had charged to the front of the stronghold.

Humans and monsters thus began fierce engagement.